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The Effect of IAS-24 Disclosures on Governance Mechanisms and Ownership Structures in Pakistan Abdul Rafay, Ramla Sadiq and Mobeen Ajmal Download Abstract IAS-24 of the International Financial Reporting Standards focuses on the concept and disclosures of related party transactions (RPTs) for a reporting entity. This study examines the interrelationship between RPTs (as disclosed under IAS24), … Read more

Shock Dependence and Volatility Transmission Between Crude Oil and Stock Markets: Evidence from Pakistan Sagheer Muhammad, Adnan Akhtar and Nasir Sultan Download Abstract This paper investigates shock dependence and volatility transmission between the crude oil and equity markets, based on crude oil returns and stock index returns for the period 2 January 2009 to 27 … Read more

The Relationship Between Employee Empowerment and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from ServicesBased SMEs in Pakistan Nimra Ali Khokher and Abdul Raziq Download Abstract Employee empowerment plays a key role in the management of talented personnel: it enables an organization to use workers’ skills and abilities in a way that enhances the performance of both employer and … Read more

Linking Empowering Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, SelfLeadership, Creative Involvement and Creativity: A Sequential Mediation Model Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Khalid Khan and Ghulam Ali Bhatti Download Abstract This study examines the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity through the serial mediating role of psychological empowerment and self-leadership with creative work involvement. Applying a chain mediation approach … Read more

The Impact of Celebrity Endorsement on Brand Affection and Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Word of Mouth Farida Saleem Download Abstract Celebrity endorsement is widely used as an advertising technique. This study examines three dimensions of celebrity endorsement, including trustworthiness, expertise and attractiveness, as predictors of positive word of mouth by consumers. It also … Read more

Sectoral Integration and Domestic Portfolio Diversification in the Karachi Stock Exchange Awais Ahmed, Muhammad Nasir Malik, Obaid Anwar Awan, Asif Muzaffar Download Abstract This study analyzes sectoral integration among the top ten sectors listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), using a market value-weighted index and daily stock price data for 2001–14. Since the literature … Read more

Consumer Perceptions of Private Label Brands in Pakistan Sana Azar, Samra Chaudary and Ansa Mehmood Download Abstract As the world market share of private label brands (PLBs) increases, so does the importance of and need for research in this field. Given the growing presence of PLBs in Pakistan, this study aims to examine the effects … Read more

How Efficient the Islamic Banking Model is in Pakistan? Tahseen Mohsin Khan, Hamza Rizwan, Saima Akhtar, and Syed Waqar Azeem Naqvi Download Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the conventional and Islamic banking in Pakistan. For this study, sample of 19 conventional banks and 5 Islamic banks were selected. Camels … Read more

Reasons for Debt Specialization: Understanding the Perspectives of Small and Large Organizations Kanwal Iqbal Khan, Faisal Qadeer, Shahid Mahmood, Sayyid Salman Rizavi Download Abstract Debt specialization (DS) has become a widespread phenomenon among the organizations during the recent years. However, the reasons for its existence and prevalence are yet to be fully known especially among … Read more

The Mediating Role of Job Embeddedness Fit: Perceived Job Characteristics and Turnover Intention in the Services Sector Qaisar Iqbal, Noor Hazlina Ahmed, Sohail Akhtar Download Abstract Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Employee turnover adversely affects the stability of the workforce and carries the cost of having to … Read more